International Rental News - April-May 2019

Included in the issue:

• NEWS  
  Global equipment sales reach record high; Yanmar extends equipment sharing platform; Brace for Brexit, says CPA.
• THE APPLETON COLUMN  
  Kevin Appleton considers what makes good teamwork and how it can affect business performance.
• PRODUCT UPDATE  
  JCB’s latest X Series excavators; Atlas Copco’s upgraded compressors; New Doosan forklift; updated Mecalac roller.
• LAST MINUTE NEWS: BAUMA  
  As the final preparations are made for the big show in Munich, we look at some more highlights to keep an eye out for during the exhibition.
• GUIDE: ERA CONVENTION AND EUROPEAN RENTAL AWARDS  
  As usual, the European Rental Awards will take place alongside this year’s event. The shortlists have been announced!
• INTERVIEW: CRAIG KESBY  
  Kennards Hire’s General Manager of Strategic Projects tells IRN how the drive to collect and assimilate data is leading to stronger parnerships.
• INDUSTRY 4.0 AND RENTAL 
  Clotilde Jouette of Avesco Rents and Omar Achment, founder of Overstory.eco, ask how the fourth industrial revolution could affect the rental industry.
• REAL TIME WITH SPEEDY  
  Rental companies must keep up with changing customer expectations, says Russell Down of Speedy Hire.
• INTERVIEW: GREG LESLIE AND VISHNUPRASAD SWAMINATHAN  
  With the launch of Xylem’s renewed rental identity, Xylem Rental Solutions, the company explains how it is adapting to change in rental.
• MINI EXCAVATORS  
  The incredible popularity of these machines is helped by their ever-increasing versatility.
• REGIONAL REPORT: GERMANY 
  ‘Golden decade’ in German construction benefits rental.
• ENGINES  
  Engine manufacturers promote the rental-friendly features of their products to an increasingly important rental sector.
• INTERVIEW: ALESSANDRO ROSSI  
  The Managing Director of Generac Mobile Italy speaks to IRN about how the company is setting trends and its product innovations are rolling out across the globe.